Small sacrifices : religious change and cultural identity among the Ngaju of Indonesia / Anne Schiller.

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Schiller, Anne (Anne Louise)

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TextSeries: OUP E-BooksPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 178 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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ISBN:

0585238235
9780585238234
9780195357325
0195357329
9786610451067
6610451060

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Small sacrifices.DDC classification:

299/.92 20

LOC classification:

BL2123.N43 S35 1997eb

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11.98
73.55
RR 60962
BE 8102

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Contents:

1. Introduction. The Ngaju "Death Cult" The "Ngaju" People and the Ngaju Region. Tiwah and the Issue of Ritual Acceptability. Kaharingan Ritual and Ngaju Identity. Some Implications of Religious Change in Central Kalimantan -- 2. Death Begins. The Rituals Today. The Three Stages of Mortuary Ritual. Souls and Life Forces. Ritual Specialists. The Mortuary Cycle: Death and Primary Treatment. The Mortuary Cycle: Informing the Deceased -- 3. Journey to the Village of Souls. Preparations for Tiwah. The Start of Tiwah. Ritual Specialists at Tiwah. The Cosmos Unlocked: Souls and Remains Are Treated -- 4. Order and Anti-Order in Natural and Supernatural Worlds. Transgression of Hadat. The Origin of Hadat. Hadat and the Inhabitants of Upper- and Lowerworlds. Hadat and Jungle-Dwelling Beings. Hadat and Conceptualizations of Kinship. Marriage and Avoidance. Maintaining Order in Natural and Supernatural Worlds. Tiwah as a Template for Social Relations -- 5. Hindu Kaharingan in the New Order.

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Summary: This ethnographic study shows how the Ngaju Dyaks, rain forest dwellers of Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) are responding to modernity. It depicts how they are attempting to fashion a modern identity for themselves, especially by remodelling their indigenous religion.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-173) and index.

This ethnographic study shows how the Ngaju Dyaks, rain forest dwellers of Central Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo) are responding to modernity. It depicts how they are attempting to fashion a modern identity for themselves, especially by remodelling their indigenous religion.

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